“I hope the people of Ohio will not take what I call fool’s gold; it looks good, it’d make the budget look good the next three to four years – that’s if the federal government comes through with this.”

Asked about Governor Kasich’s arguments that expanding Medicaid is a compassionate solution, De Mint remarked,

“I don’t think we can call it compassion to make people dependent on the government and trap them in dependency.”

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If Obamacare were a good thing, Congress wouldn’t have moved to exempt itself from this legislation.

That Congress has exempted itself from Om=bamacare provisions that fall heavily on the people tells me that Congress support unequal protection of the laws. This, of course, is contrary to the Constitution. Should members of Congress be permitted to remain in office when they violate their oath to support the Constitution? I think not.

Madison, in Federalist No. 57, said that if Congress passes legislation that is not obligatory on Congress as well as on the people, the people will be prepared to tolerate anything but liberty. If we still believe in liberty, we cannot let Congress exempt itself from Obamacare. And if Obamacare is so bad that Congress exempts itself from its terms, Congress MUST REPEAL OBAMACARE NOW! Ohio LIberty Coalition, please demand that Congress either accept Obamacare as it affects the people at large — or demand that Congress repeal Obamacare now. And please ask all liberty-loving Americans to join in opposing Obamacare exemptions for Congress and the congressional staffers.

kanawah
September 23, 2013 at 7:11 pm

Jim DeMint is a heartless right wing bastard. He is out of congress. Too bad he is not totally out of politics.

Every state should take the Medicaid expansion moneys.
Read you bible.
Jesus said, “What you do to the least of these (the poor) you do to me”.

When he returns, the tea bags will end up in “a hot place”.

Voiceguy
September 26, 2013 at 9:34 am

Indeed. Why not read your bible, too? Jesus was speaking of direct, one-to-one giving. While He endorsed the tithe, offerings and alms were to be made, and sent directly to those in need. They were not to be sent to a government agency, where most of the funds will be used to pay salaries of bureaucrats, with only a pittance going to the truly needy. That’s the best case scenario when it comes to government “giving.” The worst case, as we’ve seen for the last five years, is taxpayer “donations” going to political favorites, where it’s recycled into campaign contributions.

Your misguided intentions remind of a passage in Mark 7 vs. 10, 11 where Jesus said to honor your mother and father, but to those that would abuse or revile them, let them die. But the religious/political leaders of the day maintained that it was OK to redirect support for mom and dad into the treasury. It was called “Corban,” meaning a gift to God. This is what John Kasich wants. Jesus went after those who insisted that it was OK to make a gift to God, (or, in your case, the government) at the expense of taking care of one’s parents.

Finally, Jesus DID say, “What you have done to the least of these you have done for me;” so, if we choose to keep poor, the weak, and the needy in their place, via expansionist government policies that have shown themselves to be horribly inefficient methods of wealth transfer and charity, the curse is upon us.

Gretchen
September 30, 2013 at 4:21 pm

Dear Kanaway, I am an R.N. who reads more in one day than most people read in a year. I have some “total egg-head” friends who have PhDs. and they have compared ObamaCare with Adolf Hitler’s health care plan for the German people. Guess what? They are almost a perfect match! Congress has exempted itself from ObamaCare. What does that tell you? And many of the union people, who supported Obama’s election, have told him they do not want his plan because it is so inferior to the health care plan they have had. So, Obama exempted many union folk from his plan. We have to know history well, so we can make capable comparisons to what is happening now. Personally, I want nothing to do with ObamaCare as it will exert even more control over our lives than what is presently in place. FREEDOM is something I cherish. I was a 24/7 wife/ nurse for a decade to my first husband, who was a 100% disabled veteran when he died in Wade Park Veteran’s Hospital (Cleve, OH.) years ago. A well-known Dem Congressman who voted to put ObamaCare in place, is now calling it a “giant train wreck.” And in fact, calling it that is actually giving ObamaCare a compliment. May God enlighten us all.

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